Alvarez Jr. building case to stay with Braves with bat, glove

Alvarez Jr. building case to stay with Braves with bat, glove

ATLANTA — When Nacho Alvarez Jr. made his MLB debut 363 days ago, the then-21-year-old focused on impressing those within the Atlanta Braves clubhouse.

Braves: Ronald Acuña Jr. praises hitting coach Tim Hyers

When a team comes into the season with the second-best odds to win the World Series and finds itself ten games under .500, not a lot of praise should be going around. That’s especially true when it comes to the Braves offense. A historically great unit just two years ago, Atlanta now features a lineup that has been among the worst in the league for most of the season, which has raised a fair question: Did the Braves make a mistake when they deci…